Sliding-tongue box-buckle.



A. H. GREBNEBAUM.

SLIDING TONGUE BOX BUCKLE.

APPLICATION I'ILBD MAR.26, 1913.

1,072,714, Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

6 3 M 12 6L 4 v WITNESSES t9 1 7 3 Hf INVENTOR COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH Cd-iWASHlNUTON, D. c. Q

'rp STATES ATENT ABRAHAM" qn'nnunisnuir, 9'1? enefit/Loren, Missi es, A ie-same Aral/in Misun- FACTURINGLCOMPTANY 0F BALTIMORE CITY, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A conromm'ron or MARYLAND."

semmeieoiteeeevanescent;

Specification of Ltteisratfit."

Patented Sept. 9,1913.

Application filed nemesis; Serial No. 757,030;

To all whom; it may-concern Be it known that I, ABRAHAM H. GREENE- BAUM', a- -citizen -oftheUnited States, residing at Baltimore, in: the-State of Maryland, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in- Sliding-Tongue Box-Buckles, ofnvhich the following' is a=full, clear, and

exact description; v s

This invention relates-to so-called boxbuckles with'sliding tongues, especially designed for use on belts.

The object of the invention is to simplify the: construction of theframe part'and the tonguepart of such -box buckle's, and render the 51013101111110.18 positive and secure;

W here "apparel straps or belts are fur-' nished' to=dealers-witlr the" strap sewed or riveted or' otherwise permanently fastened to'the buckle,-it is'necessary forthe dealer to-carry a considerable stockof straps or belts of different lengths-,or else mutilate the strap or belt, or destroy its permanent attachment in" "order to -re-atta'ch it so that the purchaser "may obtain a strap or 'belt of the desired' lengthz Obviously, if dealers could be supplied with "straps not permanently attached to-thebuckle; or so attached as rto; be readily detached, then a customer having selectedastrap or 'belt and finding it too long, the dealer could readily detach "the" strap or belt and cut 'it' "off to'th'e.

proper-"length and then readily apply" it again to the buckle. In fSllCh caseit woul'd only 'be'necessary for the dealer to supply hiinself withstraps or belts offinaximum or maximum and -minimum length, and? yet be in position to accommodate the large majority ofcustomers. The buckle ofthepresent invention admits of" tlllSCOllVGIllGIlCG." The straps o-rbelts' are -also'* made: of different thickness, and the means for'attaching the strap or belt to=the buckle should be of such character "as toadmit 'of" the attachment of such straps orbelts of any :thickness from maximum to minimum. designed to meet this "contingency also.

The ready operation "of the sliding tongue, the facility with which the free end of the" strap or' belt may be adjusted in thebuckl e, and the security of the engagement of the sliding tongue with the free end of the strap or belt are of equal *importance,'and these features are also elements of the invention.

The invention, therefore, consists of a slid ing tongue box-buckle; having "a clamping This invention" is ,lever' for securing the attached end of'the strap cr belt, and such lever may be adjust able soas to admit of the use of belts of different thickness; and a'sliding tongue co operating with: a wedge element to engage the free: end of the strap 'or belt to secure it ,adjustably in place when" the strap or belt isapplied to the person, all as I will pro- :ceed now toexplain"and'finally claim.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the mvennomnn-the several figures of which" like pai'tsare similarly designated,

with theparts'in" position to receive the free] end"0f'='the"'strap. dis. a cross section taken substantially in the "plane of line AB,

Fig-. -Qfand "lo k'ing towardtheri hti Fig."

7 is ai'longitud iiia l' section sh'owingthe' strap GliClS'lIl engaged pei'sllllOil" asin Fig.1. Fig.1 8 is a 'cross sec'tlo'n substantially inthe'plane of line C 1 ),"Fig5-7 lobkingtowardthe left. i

Fig? 9 is aside elevation, showing the clamp ing leveradjustment or compensationfem' I ture, andom'itting other features."

The bucklecomprises a'base-piece '1, which substantially" right" angle's' thereto and in,

which cars is 'jour'nal'ed a clamping lever 4,

ofany approved construction, "and so arplaced between the portion 2 and the clamp:

ing' lever e and saidlever turned dowinas I inFigs'. 2, 5 'and'7, the" strap or belt end will be securely attached to the buckle, and maybe readily-removed therefrom by lift-r ing'the lever, Thus, while"the 'strap' 'end is firmly' secured to the'bucklepit is not necessary to useslitche's or rivets or other per manent attachingmeans, and the belt may beTeadily detached "from the'buckle and out 85 inayibe made of sheet' 'metal, having a depressed portion 2'from which 'rise's ears 8 at ra'ngedthat when a strap or belt end as 5 is i off so as to obtain'any length of belt required by the" customer,

tached. v I

In order 'to' accommodate belts or "straps of different thickness;theears 3 may be pro and the belt then re-atvided"wi-th1a connected series of bearings for the lever,"as shown at" 6 in Fig.- 9, so

that't'he'lever clamp may be shifted from one to ano'then'of these bearings in accordance with the thickness of the strap that is to be attached.

The portion 2 is depressed so that when the free end of the strap or belt is secured to the buckle, it may rest on top of the lever without undue protuberance. Thus a dealer may carry in stock straps or belts of two or three'difi'erent lengths and thicknesses and yet be able to accommodate a great variety of customers.

The bottom or base plate 1, is provided with a wedge-like projection 7, rising toward the free end of the buckle and ending abruptly at or near the transverse center of the box portion. If the buckle be made of sheet-metal, this wedge 7 (so herein designated) may be pressed to shape. The wedge is not only of less length than the buckle but also is of less width, as seen in Figs. 3, 4 and 8.

The cover or loop 8 is three-sided, and

.more or less ornamental, and it may be con veniently attached to the bottom by a number of ears 9 engaging notches 10 in the edges of the bottom and bent over flat upon the bottom, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5 to 8. The sliding tonguell is a flat plate, of sheet metal or otherma-terial, having a central hole 12 to fit over or straddle the wedge 7, and provided with an upright member 13' transversely arranged at its inner or rear end. This upright member maybe toothed, as shown, or it may be otherwise formed, so as to grip the free or adjustable end 14 of the strap or belt between itself and the ad jacentinnersurface OfthG'bOX, loop or cover 8 when said tongue is drawn up upon the wedge, as inFigs. 7 and 8. In order to manipulate the tongue for fastening and releasing the strap, said tongue is made with the lateral projections 15, which extend through slots 16 in the sides of the cover and are turned up alongside these sides, thus affording finger-holds for the tongue and also serving in connection with the slots as means for retaining the. tongue in the buckle.

To fasten the strap end, the tongue is slid back, as in Fig. 5, so as to remove its up; right out of the path of said end, and then when the required adjustment is reached,

the tongue is slid forward, as in Figs. 7 and 8, so as to cause the inner end of the tongue to ride up upon the wedge and thereby bring the upright 13 into engagement with the strap end and clamp or grip it between said upright and the adjacent inner surface of the top of the cover 8. The strains of use will tend to further draw the tongue up the rising wedge and increase its hold upon the strap. Relaxation of the holding strain willv permit the tongue to be slid back by a backward drawing on its projections 15.

Thus a very simple and efficient sliding tongue box-buckle is provided.

Variations in details of structure and arrangement are contemplated as within the principle of the invention.

engage the adjustable end of the strap.

3. A sliding tongue box-buckle, having a bottom provided with a wedge rising therefrom, and a tongue straddling said wedge and provided with an upright to engage the strap end andalso having operating projections extending outside of the buckle.

4. A sliding tongue box-buckle, having a bottom provided with a wedge rising therefrom, and a tongue straddling said wedge and provided with an upright to engage the strap end and also having operating proj ections extending outside of the buckle and engaging the buckle so as to retain the tongue in the buckle.

5. A sliding tongue box-buckle, comprising a base plate having strap attaching means, a wedge rising forwardly on said base plate, a loop or box-like cover applied to said base plate over the wedge, and a sliding tongue provided with a central opening to fit over said wedge and having a strap-engaging upright adapted to be rendered effective toengage and release such by moving up and down said wedge, and

having projections extending outside of said cover for effecting the movement of said tongue.

In testimony'whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of March, A. D. 1913.

ABRAHAM H. GREENEBAUM.

Witnesses HERMAN KnnNeooD, NELLIE DOYLE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. p i 

